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- Tray of Wood Type, circa 1840 -
- circa 1840
- Collections - Artifact
Tray of Wood Type, circa 1840
- Printing Office & Tin Shop - The Printing Office was built in Greenfield Village in 1933. For decades, the building served as a utilitarian print shop for Greenfield Village. At one time, the building housed a recreated 19th-century small town newspaper print shop and tinsmithing studio. Now, only the print shop remains.
- 1933
- Collections - Artifact
Printing Office & Tin Shop
The Printing Office was built in Greenfield Village in 1933. For decades, the building served as a utilitarian print shop for Greenfield Village. At one time, the building housed a recreated 19th-century small town newspaper print shop and tinsmithing studio. Now, only the print shop remains.
- Printing Plate with Image of a Two Horse Sociable -
- Collections - Artifact
Printing Plate with Image of a Two Horse Sociable
- Printing Plate with Image of a Rockaway -
- Collections - Artifact
Printing Plate with Image of a Rockaway
- Printing Plate with Image of an American Racing Sulky -
- Collections - Artifact
Printing Plate with Image of an American Racing Sulky
- Washington Press, Used at the Cranbrook Academy of Art - The Washington Press established two innovations in printing history: a lightened metal frame for easier transport, and a toggle-joint mechanism to create impressions. Over 6000 of these rugged hand presses were sold between 1835-1902; many specialist printers continue to use them today. This press was donated by George Booth, <em>Detroit News</em> publisher and founder of the Cranbrook Educational Community.
- 1840-1850
- Collections - Artifact
Washington Press, Used at the Cranbrook Academy of Art
The Washington Press established two innovations in printing history: a lightened metal frame for easier transport, and a toggle-joint mechanism to create impressions. Over 6000 of these rugged hand presses were sold between 1835-1902; many specialist printers continue to use them today. This press was donated by George Booth, Detroit News publisher and founder of the Cranbrook Educational Community.
- Assorted Printing Type, 1860-1920 -
- 1860-1920
- Collections - Artifact
Assorted Printing Type, 1860-1920
- "New Simplified Mimeograph for Every Office. No Expert Needed to Produce Superior Copies," 1960 -
- 1960
- Collections - Artifact
"New Simplified Mimeograph for Every Office. No Expert Needed to Produce Superior Copies," 1960
- Printing Plate with Image of a Ford Automobile - Introduced in 1908, Ford Motor Company's Model T combined quality design and manufacturing with an affordable price tag. Efficient mass production techniques further reduced the car's cost and put automobile ownership within reach of middle- and working-class families. The Model T's chassis accommodated a variety of body styles over its 19-year production run.
- Collections - Artifact
Printing Plate with Image of a Ford Automobile
Introduced in 1908, Ford Motor Company's Model T combined quality design and manufacturing with an affordable price tag. Efficient mass production techniques further reduced the car's cost and put automobile ownership within reach of middle- and working-class families. The Model T's chassis accommodated a variety of body styles over its 19-year production run.
- Olivetti Inkjet Printer, Model PR2300, circa 1985 -
- circa 1985
- Collections - Artifact
Olivetti Inkjet Printer, Model PR2300, circa 1985